Polkadot
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 58 → 79. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −15.2, problems around the subject, caused by others −5.4; legitimacy credit well known and widely used +15, long-running +10. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -15.2 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -5.4 |
| Well known and widely used | +15 |
| Long-running | +10 |
| Sum | 69 |
Score: 79/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Polkadot (DOT) is a multi-chain protocol founded by Gavin Wood, ranked #41 by market cap (~$2.3B). The project faces significant headwinds: a $133M treasury overspending crisis (projected 2-year depletion), the 2017 Parity wallet freeze that locked ~$98M of ICO proceeds, an April 2026 Hyperbridge exploit minting $1B in fake bridged DOT (losses ~$2.5M), and steep ecosystem decline with active parachains dropping from 200+ to ~30. No SEC enforcement actions exist, and ETF applications are under review.
Connected Entities
5 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
- Polkadot (DOT)→mentioned with→Coinbase(70%)
- Polkadot (DOT)→mentioned with→Polkadot(80%)
- Polkadot (DOT)→mentioned with→Hyperbridge(70%)
- Polkadot (DOT)→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Polkadot→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
- Polkadot→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Polkadot→mentioned with→Hyperbridge(80%)
- Hyperbridge→mentioned with→Polkadot (DOT)(80%)
- Polkadot→mentioned with→Polkadot (DOT)(80%)
- + 2 more
Timeline(8 events)
Decision Log
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- slot 426514754 · hash 8CF1wdtuP6eg3MhUDpPd8vZUgAnrNVYPbfzhoVsyv6i
- slot 426514751 · hash JAD35RDMH9dhXSheXT63XuEx3FK7T4WXxSXZKWQaVA4t
- slot 423932889 · hash 8QLKx4ZSdRNWshHUvMuhyS8vMnX5gnjeTeEqRLNxkUJB
- slot 423932885 · hash FHh4o6hKEaArCVN7msxVgCCQ5ekEnEqv6P5E9emiQd4i
- slot 419628933 · hash 9PfF1mr7mY9vYP4cH4zxwxSNDhez1YFFyjnKuGv4W7Ua
- slot 419507214 · hash 7ZjgFjfou2NDsBw4BKMhudJwsateEKM9Fpa6pn2nvWrU
- slot 419507195 · hash 5PoDgdXBJHHrrKbXjW2i3rigJotGy4rxmZjBBN9XsFqU
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (8 decisions). 5 of 7 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 5/13/2026, 3:21:17 AM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:50:45 PM
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